Wagon stake



June 9, 1925.

F. M. LAY

WAGON STAKE Filed March 19, 1920 Rtrfzfmk VVEKEEE'; v -7 UNITED STATES PATENT OFF-ifiE.

FRANCIS M. LAY, OF MOLINE, ILLINOIS, ASSIGNOR TO DEERE & COMPANY, OF MOLINE, ILLINQES, A SGEPURATION OF ILLINOIS.

WAG-ON STAKE.

Application filed. March 19, 1920. Serial No. 367,153.

To all whom may concern:

Be it known that I, FRANCIS M. LAY, a

il Improvements in l Vagon Stakes, oi 'r-ihich the following is a specification, referen being had therein to the accompanying drawing.

M 1 invention relates to wagon stakes, and more particularly to a type which can be readily replaced when necessary, or as redily removed for shipping, storage or other purposes, as fully set forth in the following specification and claim.

Ordinarily wagons are shipped knocked down and are assembled when they reach their destination, and, as ordinarily shipped, the bolsters and stakes are secured together as when the wagon is in use, consequently a bolster, with a stake at each end, presents a form awkward to ship or put in storage, and also awkward to handle except in LiSSQli1- bllng the wagon, and the result is that many stakes are broken or sufficiently damaged to require replacement by others in perfect condition.

And the object of my invention is to produce a stake as a new article of manuecture that can be carried. in quantity by dealers as an extra part, that can be shipped or stored independently of other parts of a on, and that can be mounted on any after mal-cing therein suitable holes to the bolts.

deterring to lar numerals the drawings in which siiniindi ,ate identical parts i igure is a side elevation of my improved lied to a wagon bolster.

Figure 2 is enlarged front view similar to Figure l, but omitting the oolster, and are 3 is a side elevation oil Figure 2. 1 he stake body 1 is made preterably ol wood and has its lower end rigidly secured inn socket in a casting 2 byrivets 3. The base oi": the casting 2 is extended to form a foot 5 and flanges t to present a broad surface to rest on a bolster 6 to ensure stability when the stake is secured in place. A metallic band 7 is secured to the inner side of the stake body and is bent over the top thereof to extend down the oppositeside and is then extended outwardly and downwardly to form a brace 8, the end 9 being turned in horizontally and secured to the foot 5 by abolt 10 which with strap bolts 11 and 12, rigidly attach the casting to the bolster 6.

The strap-bolts 11 and 12 are secured to the stake 1 by one of the rivets 3, which passes through the sides of the casting 2 and the stake proper and the: strap ends 13 of the bolts 11 and 12, and by a similar rivet l l at the upper end of thestraps. Stake rings 15 and 16 are pivotally secured between the band 7 and the stake body 1 for the purpose of holding an extra and higher stake as shown in dotted lines in Figure 2.

I have shown and described a structure in which the parts are assembled to Withstand the strains and rough usage towhich a device of this type is ordinarily subjected. The strap portions of thebolts 11 and 12 extend to embrace a substantial part of the length of the stake to provide a maximum of resistance to a side thrust and to add to the efiiciency of the brace 8; the bolts 11 and 12, with which the straps 13 are integral respectively, project through the bolster and are firmly secured thereto, the bolt 10 also extending through the bolster and rigidly securing the foot 5 of the casting and the end 9 of the brace 8 to the bolster.

hat I claim is A stake adapted to be mounted on a wagon bolster and including a casting on the bolster having a base extending from opposite sides thereof and an outwardly ex tending toot, a socket in saidcasting, a wood stake body rigidly secured in said socket, a metallic band secured to the inner side of the stake body and bent over the top thereof and secured on the outward side of the stake body for part of the length thereof and extending downwardly and outwardly there-from, having its end portion bent inwardly to rest on said foot, a bolt securing said portion and foot to the bolster, and bolts having strap portions projecting upwardly and riveted to the front and rear sides oi the stake body and thecasting, said bolts passing through the bolster and secured thereto.

FRANQIS M. LAY. 

